Pet sayings Exposed and Exploded Part 5 "God is a gentleman and won't force His way into your life"
By David Heesen
People who talk this way betray an ignorance of God’s character as well as an ignorance of man’s spiritual condition. I feel sorry for people who talk this way; their God is so small. They are trying to vindicate God from accusations of being somehow unable to save everybody.
Think of it. Here is a poor soul, drowning in the ocean. The one that could save him just watches as with each wave the floundering sinner sinks lower in the water. Being a gentleman, the would be rescuer does not dare intrude on this person’s privacy.
And let’s look at Romans 8:29ff: God has predestinated us. God has called us. God has justified us. God has glorified us. God has done all these things for us, without asking first. Isn’t that rather rude?
If we were to invite ourselves over to someone’s house, we would be presumptuous and rude. Jesus told Zacchaeus, “Today I must abide at thy house.” Not too gentlemanly.
A gentleman is a man. God is not a man; God is spirit.
A gentleman is fair in his dealings with people. To be a gentleman, God would have to “be fair.” And yet, He says, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy.” Hardly seems “fair,” does it?
The following is from http://thetheologue.blogspot.com/2008/09/god-is-gentleman-or-is-he.html:
Will God be a gentleman when he comes back in the person of Jesus Christ “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,” (2 Thessalonians 1:8)? There is nothing in the Bible to warrant calling God a gentleman.
Thankfully, God is a merciful and a gracious God and acts kindly toward all those that seek His face and desire to do His will. To those whose hearts are bent toward honoring God, God is gentle, kind, and compassionate. To those whose hearts are contrary to God, God will show Himself contrary.
Think of it. Here is a poor soul, drowning in the ocean. The one that could save him just watches as with each wave the floundering sinner sinks lower in the water. Being a gentleman, the would be rescuer does not dare intrude on this person’s privacy.
And let’s look at Romans 8:29ff: God has predestinated us. God has called us. God has justified us. God has glorified us. God has done all these things for us, without asking first. Isn’t that rather rude?
If we were to invite ourselves over to someone’s house, we would be presumptuous and rude. Jesus told Zacchaeus, “Today I must abide at thy house.” Not too gentlemanly.
A gentleman is a man. God is not a man; God is spirit.
A gentleman is fair in his dealings with people. To be a gentleman, God would have to “be fair.” And yet, He says, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy.” Hardly seems “fair,” does it?
The following is from http://thetheologue.blogspot.com/2008/09/god-is-gentleman-or-is-he.html:
Will God be a gentleman when he comes back in the person of Jesus Christ “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,” (2 Thessalonians 1:8)? There is nothing in the Bible to warrant calling God a gentleman.
Thankfully, God is a merciful and a gracious God and acts kindly toward all those that seek His face and desire to do His will. To those whose hearts are bent toward honoring God, God is gentle, kind, and compassionate. To those whose hearts are contrary to God, God will show Himself contrary.
